Kyle Meredith

I'm spending my time on Facebook doing music and movie news, as well as lots of interviews. Stop by, leave a comment, or just loiter. facebook.com/KyleMeredith/

Otis Williams went to the label to help his grandson. The visit led to another Temptations album. He told me the story in 2018. lpm.org/music/2018-05-24/oti… #OtisWilliams #TheTemptations If you’re into these posts, give the page a follow. It helps more than you’d think.

Four songwriters, one stage, no setlist. Southern Soul Assembly had enough in place to look suspiciously like a band. Getting everyone to officially call it one was another matter. lpm.org/music/2017-03-22/jj-… #JJGrey #SouthernSoulAssembly

Gavin Rossdale’s greatest-hits assignment kept interrupting his interest in making the next record. Our 2023 interview: lpm.org/music/2023-12-05/gav… #GavinRossdale #Bush If you’re into these posts, give the page a follow. It helps more than you’d think.

Mike Flanagan told me he brought actual teenagers into the Carrie writers' room to understand high school in 2026. What he learned even changed how he understood his own son. lpm.org/music/2026-10-29/mik…

Kate Siegel doesn't understand why remaking Carrie makes some people so angry. And she has a pretty convincing argument from her years working in theater. #Carrie #StephenKing If you’re into these posts, give the page a follow. It helps more than you’d think.

Kate Siegel wants to cast Olivia Rodrigo in a movie, and she's got some interesting ideas about what musicians could bring to filmmaking beyond just appearing on screen. #OliviaRodrigo #KateSiegel If you’re into these posts, give the page a follow.

Kate Siegel builds her movies around music before she even makes a shot list. She'll drive around listening to songs and essentially watch the entire movie unfold in her imagination. #Filmmaking #KateSiegel If you’re into these posts, give the page a follow.

Kate Siegel used TikTok to find music for Carrie, but that was only the beginning of a surprisingly elaborate search. #Music #Carrie If you’re into these posts, give the page a follow. It helps more than you’d think.

Kate Siegel says changing high schools saved her life, and that experience became a deeply personal part of how she approached directing Carrie. #KateSiegel #Carrie If you’re into these posts, give the page a follow. It helps more than you’d think.

Kate Siegel picked every song in episode three of Carrie. Not just a couple of favorites scattered throughout the episode. The whole thing. #Carrie #MusicSupervision If you’re into these posts, give the page a follow. It helps more than you’d think.

Kate Siegel says being bullied made her a bully, too, and it's an experience that helped her understand one of the most complicated characters in Carrie. #KateSiegel #Carrie If you’re into these posts, give the page a follow. It helps more than you’d think.

Kate Siegel says the happier Carrie gets, the more terrified the audience should feel. That's the trick behind the house party in episode three of Mike Flanagan's Carrie, which Kate directed. #Carrie #KateSiegel If you’re into these posts, give the page a follow.

Ximena Sariñana worked with specialists to prepare for Ana in Women in Blue. In our 2024 conversation, she explained why getting the character’s experience right mattered. lpm.org/music/2024-09-04/xim… #XimenaSarinana #WomenInBlue If you’re into these posts, give the page a follow

Cleopatra Coleman called herself an anthropologist from another planet in our 2024 conversation. That outsider’s perspective helped her connect with V. Stiviano in Clipped. lpm.org/music/2024-07-24/cle… #CleopatraColeman #Clipped If you’re into these posts, give the page a follow.

Tonight’s guests include Danny Elfman, Elvira, and “Weird Al” Yankovic! Plus new music, classics, news, etc. 6p ET on WFPK. Please dress for the occasion.

Deborah Ann Woll stayed in a haunted Victorian house while filming The Cycle. The movie was shot in Astoria, Oregon and Deborah talked about how the town's dangerous waters, shipwrecks, and ever-present sense of loss all contributed to the feeling surrounding the production.

Deborah Ann Woll has an interesting explanation for what makes supernatural horror believable: the best stories are often only a step or two beyond what science can currently explain. #HorrorMovies #DeborahAnnWoll If you’re into these posts, give the page a follow.

Deborah Ann Woll calls forensic anthropologists “wonderfully wacky.” While researching her character Meg in The Cycle, Deborah found herself fascinated by the brilliant, sometimes quirky personalities working in that field.

Dave Wyndorf went to Vegas to write a cynical Monster Magnet record about the American dream. In 2018, he remembered his surprise when Powertrip actually connected. lpm.org/music/2018-08-30/mon… #MonsterMagnet #DaveWyndorf

An invisible boyfriend at another school was Troian Bellisario’s way of describing On Call before she could really talk about it. She explained the double life in our 2025 interview. lpm.org/music/2025-01-22/tro… #TroianBellisario #OnCall